[Verdoro 68]

As a long time classic rock buff one of my favorite things to do is dig a little deeper and find the artists and albums that tend to be overshadowed by the big names of '60s and '70s classic rock.

Anyone else get a little burned out on hearing Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and Journey all the time?

Here's some of my favorite finds over the last few years:

Captain Beyond. The first singer of Deep Purple + members of Iron Butterfly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY3BdT_gBJI

Cactus. Vanilla Fudge + the Detroit Wheels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_y_m0mImGw

The Groundhogs. John Lee Hooker's backing band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7J3fXWC-Fs

Johnny Winter. Great first few of albums.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpeO4WEyLsM

Rory Gallagher. This guy just flat out blows me away. Shame he died so young.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Hsu-A-WYM

I'd love to hear any suggestions you guys have that are off the classic rock beaten path.

[geeteeohguy]

Absolutely fried on the same Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Journey, etc. songs. I like everything except hip-hop and rap, and have a lot of moldy old vinyl, even 78's. For obscure rock, I like '60's punk/garage bands, and a bunch of it is on youtube. The Remains, The Castaways, Bobby Fuller, Link Wray, Richard and the Young Lions, etc. For more mainstream stuff, I like Spirit, The Standells, The Kinks, The 13th floor Elevators, Joe South, Tony Joe White, Commander Cody, Doobie Brothers (pre macdonald), Humble Pie, etc. etc. The list goes on and on. There is SO MUCH more to listen to other than the same worn out Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones songs.

[Verdoro 68]

Love the '60 garage bands. I have the Nuggets box set which has a pretty good variety of garage band one hit wonders.

I've been into Humble Pie and the The Faces lately too. Good stuff that you rarely hear on the radio.

Sirius channels Underground Garage and Deep Tracks are pretty good channels for finding the odd stuff. Jim Ladd's show on Deep Tracks is one of my favorites.

[TempestFugit]

For a sixties sampler just south of mainstream I usually go to

Youngbloods first three albums
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eDAN...pcTZjtehoDOU0Y

Moby Grape
http://youtu.be/sIeSb7dpdDw

Cream
http://youtu.be/J1PTrgww3lE

Airplane
http://youtu.be/e4AAYc7DrJg

Van Morrison
http://youtu.be/_2qr5EP74zk

Jerry Jeff Walker, John Hammond, The Dead, Janis, Jimi, Neil Young, not obscure but always takes me back to the planet I came from for a brief visit.

I love the obscure stuff (especially 50's & 60's garage bands) too but I save that for when it's time to get guests to go home (increasing the volume helps too).

[455Grandville]

Same here: K-She 95 here in St. Louis just plays the same stuff over and over and over.

Few bands I like that get hardly any radio play these days is Copperhead

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-HakVPlEdo)

UFO :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDRHuVqO1dE


(Michael Schenker !)


Never see any old alternative / punk stations ? Need more Social D, Husker Du, Ramones, Dead Kennedys, etc.

[66bonne]

Frigid Pink !! Best rock version of "House of the Rising Sun" IMHO

Jim

[hurryinhoosier62]

Originally Posted by 455Grandville

Same here: K-She 95 here in St. Louis just plays the same stuff over and over and over.

Few bands I like that get hardly any radio play these days is Copperhead

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-HakVPlEdo)

UFO :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDRHuVqO1dE


(Michael Schenker !)


Never see any old alternative / punk stations ? Need more Social D, Husker Du, Ramones, Dead Kennedys, etc.

That's pretty much the reason WHY I've quit listen to the radio and am buying more CDs. If I hear one more Led Zepplin tune, I may just scream.

[Verdoro 68]

Originally Posted by 66bonne

Frigid Pink !! Best rock version of "House of the Rising Sun" IMHO

Jim

Frijid Pink is some heavy stuff! Reminds me of Blue Cheer.

Rory Gallagher's first band, Taste, is similar to Cream. They opened for Cream's farewell concert and for Blind Faith on their only US tour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNfKtHvaPEU

Terry Reid's another one that gets overlooked. He was almost the front man for Zeppelin!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkLRniLNtRE

Budgie was highly influential on bands like Metallica and Van Halen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54H3EUAzpVg

The first few Roxy Music albums are a little out there but pretty great. Phil Manzanera is totally underrated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlvCDotJBRs

[Rocky Racoon]

Buffalo Springfield

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5M_Ttstbgs

Slade - Slayed?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGzIAGGXpwM

[Simple Man]

We used to have a decent oldies station, the morning guy would play some incredible music from his personal collection. But he was outsourced by a computer a few years ago, now they have the standard "playlist", where you have to hear "Dream On" by Aerosmith twice a day, 3 or 4 of the same by Journey, Steve Miller, Elton John, etc.

Radio pretty much sucks anymore.

[John V.]

Only recognize a few of the artists/bands listed so far.

There were so many bands and songs that I connected with. I was listening to "progressive rock" or AOR radio in the early '70s, WMMR in Phila, then to Chicago for college, it was WXRT, though I always thought WMMR was superior in those days.

Had to look at a list to remember, but here's a few that popped out:

T Rex
Stevie Wonder
Chicago (first couple albums)
ZZ Top
Allman Brothers
Steppenwolf

I could go on and on.

Don't know how far off the beaten path these are, but still like to hear this stuff today.

[J.D.]

I got fried on classic rock too. still listen to a couple stations on my xm radio but really listen
mostly to xm channel 70 bb kings bluesville the most. its a little hit and miss with what they play but you hear some really great tunes. hear everything from 1930's stuff , time to change the station , to new blues artists. you even hear artists you don't expect like Jimi Hendrix .

[bird72]

I never get bored, new (old) vinyl additions:

The Who: Live At Leeds

Delaney and Bonnie: On Tour with Eric Clapton

1972 Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Fest (double album)

Bonnie Raitt: Bonnie Raitt (1971)

it never ends.......

and a great great recent addition, perfect for Sunday Mornings:

Dickey Betts: Highway Call (1974 with Vassar Clements)

[TempestFugit]

I miss the "Make Believe Ballroom" and the "Milkman's Matinee" (50's radio when it was live)

I like to listen to Vin Scelsa's "Idiot's Delight" when I get a chance.

http://play.wfuv.org/fuvplayer.php?M...c-592637f965e4

[455Grandville]

Originally Posted by hurryinhoosier62

That's pretty much the reason WHY I've quit listen to the radio and am buying more CDs. If I hear one more Led Zepplin tune, I may just scream.

I don't buy CD's - everything you can download for cheap or free now.

Wife and I have been attending more concerts since we moved back to the St Louis
though; mainly Alternative rock, she's a big fan of Garbage.

[sts]

Everyday new old stuff comes up. There is more free stuff than you can ever buy. Where are you going to buy this vid?

The Ravyns made limited national sucess, but they were a big-time local Baltimore band.

If you never heard of them, but like the typical hair band sound, you need to liste this one through becaues you will not be dissapointed





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg0L2yGz52g

[PonchoV8]

Originally Posted by hurryinhoosier62

That's pretty much the reason WHY I've quit listen to the radio and am buying more CDs. If I hear one more Led Zepplin tune, I may just scream.

Oh really?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6S9oqJRclo

[pmdclassics]

I like the Troggs, Illusion, Alice Cooper, The Godz and Riot for something different.

[GoatDr]

Starz-Violation, not available on CD or for download. Vinyl only.

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